My students need 130 crafting rings, 10 packs of hemp string, crafting beads, duck feathers, one history book and one picture book about Native American dream catchers.
$278 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Imagine literacy, crafting, the arts, folktales, and history intersecting in a New York classroom as students tap into their creativity! Dreams are goals and making dream catchers will help my 7th graders dream big while learning about the history of America and honoring a Native American tradition.
My students are bright, energetic 7th grade social studies students in need of a creative way to express themselves and connect with the curriculum.
They are predominantly African American and Latino and they have big dreams! My school serves roughly 750 students in grades 6-8 and is located in a working class neighborhood on Long Island. We are located about 25 miles outside of New York City.
My Project
My students need 130 crafting rings, 10 packs of hemp string, crafting beads, duck feathers, one history book and one picture book about Native American dream catchers. We will be studying the earliest Americans: Native Americans. They will learn about a variety of tribes, their cultures, and how they adapted to the diverse environments in North America. They will also learn about how Native Americans contributed to the rich traditions of our nation. Over the course of five days, these resources will be used for each student to learn about the story of dream catchers, the people who make them and create their own dream catcher.
My students don't engage in many arts and crafts projects, or hone fine motor skills outside of coursework with that intended purpose.
This project will make a difference because it is a creative and unique opportunity for my students to set goals (good dreams), plan for ways to achieve them, anticipate possible roadblocks (bad dreams) and brainstorm solutions. This will be accomplished while learning US history content and honoring those who started a tradition of dreaming big in our nation!
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